Donald Trump nominates South Florida businessman Benjamin León Jr. as US ambassador to Spain

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Donald Trump nominates South Florida businessman Benjamin León Jr. as US ambassador to Spain

President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday, Jan. 2 that South Florida businessman Benjamin León Jr. has been nominated to become the United States Ambassador to Spain.León is the founder of the León Medical Centers, which focuses on providing healthcare to Medicare recipients and the elderly.León Medical Centers was founded in 1996 in Miami-Dade County.León becomes the latest businessman with ties to South Florida to be nominated for an ambassadorship in the upcoming Trump administration.Automobile industry businessman John Arrigo was nominated by Trump last month to become the U.S. Ambassador to Portugal.Top Headlines:Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25 Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday, Jan. 2 that South Florida businessman Benjamin León Jr. has been nominated to become the United States Ambassador to Spain.

León is the founder of the León Medical Centers, which focuses on providing healthcare to Medicare recipients and the elderly.

León Medical Centers was founded in 1996 in Miami-Dade County.

León becomes the latest businessman with ties to South Florida to be nominated for an ambassadorship in the upcoming Trump administration.

Automobile industry businessman John Arrigo was nominated by Trump last month to become the U.S. Ambassador to Portugal.

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